Maternal Adaptation to Pregnancy Flashcards
What happens to pulmonary function testing during pregnancy?
NO CHANGE
Name 3 cardiac factors which are increased.
blood volume
cardiac output
heart rate
What is decreased in the cardio system?
system vascular resistance
pulm vascular resistance
What happens to mean arterial blood pressure?
NO CHANGE
What happens to vital capacity?
increases
What happens to tidal volume?
increases
What happens to residual volume?
decreases
What happens to resp rate?
NO CHANGE
How often does nausea occur?
> 70%
What causes the increased blood volume?
Increased angiotensin II, encouraging sodium and water retention
What causes nausea?
progesterone
What happens to GFR?
increases
Lumbar lordosis - is it common in preg?
yes
What happens to cellular immunity?
decreases
What metabolic state is pregnancy?
a state of compensated respiratory alkalosis
